Matthew Reilly is now the internationally bestselling author of the Scarecrow novels: Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves and the novella Hell Island the Jack West novels: Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones, The Five Greatest Warriors, The Four Legendary Kingdoms, and The Three Secret Cities and the standalone novels Contest, Temple, Hover Car Racer, The Tournament, Troll Mountain, The Great Zoo of China and The Secret Runners of New York. Interestingly, those original self-published editions of Contest have now become much sought after collectors' items. The editor tracked Matthew down through his contact details in the front of the book. In January 1997, a Commissioning Editor for Pan Macmillan Australia walked into Angus & Robertson's Pitt Street Mall store and bought a copy of Contest. He produced a big-budget-looking novel which he sold into bookshops throughout Sydney, one shop at a time. Following this revelation, Matthew soon began creating stories of his own and set about writing his first novel, Contest, at the age of 19 while still at university studying law.įollowing rejections from all the major publishers, Matthew self-published Contest in 1996, printing 1000 copies. It was only after he read To Kill A Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies in Year 10 that he realised reading could transport you to another world. Strap on your seatbelts and hold on tight because the pace of reading just went supersonic! From Matthew Reilly, author of "Ice Station" and "Scarecrow", comes his most original novel yet - no less than the fastest story ever told.īorn in Sydney in 1974, Matthew Reilly was not always a big fan of reading. And as he races against the best drivers in the world he will learn that at Race School winning is everything, that not everyone in this world fights fair, and that you never ever have any friends on the track. ![]() This is the story of Jason Chaser, a talented young racer selected to attend the Race School. ![]() ![]() Superfast and dangerous, its heroes are the racers: part fighter pilot, part race-car driver, all superstar.īut to get to the Pro Circuit, you must first pass through the International Race School, a brutal cauldron of wild races on even wilder courses, where only the best of the best will survive. In the world of the near future, the most popular sport in the world is hover car racing.
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